Mississippi River Steamboats at Dock, Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a color illustration of five river steamboats docked in Vicksburg, Mississippi. A two story building with lumber piled beside it is seen on the left edge of the card at the dock, a flower garden with a water fountain feature is in the foreground of the image with the dock behind it. People are seen walking on the dock and a horse and carriage are on the dock near where one of the steamboats is docked. The title of the card is printed in the upper left of the image.

Subjects

Postcards; Steamboats; Mississippi River

Keywords

steamboats; river boats; Mississippi River boats

Geographic Location

Vicksburg, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Steamboats-Dock_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Southwest Mississippi Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Mississippi River Steamboats at Dock, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University